dk1
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The down turn in the oil & gas industry over the last couple or so years has been well documented in articles around Aberdeen.
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ScottDarg
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Usage of all Borders Railway stations is up with the exception of Newtongrange (Down to 154,202 vs 157,016 in 17/18). Entries/exits for the line as a whole have now surpassed the 2 million mark: https://twitter.com/BordersRail/status/1217090902864355328?s=20
dk1
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Plans announced by Birmingham City Council to ban all cars crossing the city centre can only help this situation even more making rail an even more attractive option. Stupendous growth here since the Bullring development.
ScotTrains
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I was thinking exactly the same. The promotion will have also helped with the increases seen at Carnoustie, Monifieth, and Balmossie. I know many people bought seasons from Barry Links. I purchased a few weekly season tickets from Balmossie (just to be different) for the free 1st class travel. Reminds me of the £1 Tweedbank to anywhere tickets a few years ago. It's certainly a great way to increase apparent station usage!
RealTrains07
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Polesworth loses are getting bigger and bigger every year
2018-19 down is 186
Last year went down from 1,270 to 262 which was -79.37% average
why does it continue to lose compare to its previous gains??
2018-19 down is 186
Last year went down from 1,270 to 262 which was -79.37% average
why does it continue to lose compare to its previous gains??
Kite159
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Maybe the person who used to use the morning train to Tamworth (with a bus back) has changed jobs/retired/moved away?
A good set of figures given the train/crew shortage issues in the early part of 2019. Again, outside peak hours, the train often uses ungated platforms at Waverley which encourages people not to pre-purchase tickets.
My local line is showing some very promising growth (except Westbury)
Bristol Temple Meads 11,367,652 up from 11,350,146
Keynsham 511,642 up from 454,164
Oldfield Park 322,654 up from 305,390
Bath Spa 6,538,056 up from 6,395,694
Freshford 53,368 up from 44,732
Avoncliff 24,396 up from 20,510
Bradford-on-Avon 534,086 up from 525,968
Trowbridge 933,894 up from 930,134
Westbury 548,720 down from 569,372
Hopefully this will increase further now there are more 3 carriage services, and now regular 5 carriage services, taking over duties from 2 and 3 carriage trains respectively.
Keynsham and Oldfield Park are crying out for a second train per hour.
Bristol Temple Meads 11,367,652 up from 11,350,146
Keynsham 511,642 up from 454,164
Oldfield Park 322,654 up from 305,390
Bath Spa 6,538,056 up from 6,395,694
Freshford 53,368 up from 44,732
Avoncliff 24,396 up from 20,510
Bradford-on-Avon 534,086 up from 525,968
Trowbridge 933,894 up from 930,134
Westbury 548,720 down from 569,372
Hopefully this will increase further now there are more 3 carriage services, and now regular 5 carriage services, taking over duties from 2 and 3 carriage trains respectively.
Keynsham and Oldfield Park are crying out for a second train per hour.
Killingworth
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Always April 1st – March 31st, the latest are for 2018-19. For all the links and full details see; https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/
leytongabriel
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Good to see the GOBLIN line bouncing back after a period of misery but GN inner suburban doesn't look so good. What's been happening there?
Thanks. Redcar British Steel may do alright next year too - a number of visitors in its last month and some 30 return journeys on the last day too!
717 introduction?
Shambleslink timetable meltdown in May 2018.
Also lets not forget significant numbers have e moved to the North Kent lines with the expectation of Crossrail being opened so could explain Plumstead / Abbey Wood (and even some "closer" to London) and have moved their explicitly for that and hence are still having to trundle into London Bridge... But mainly the services stopping there again and a small timetable recast will have had the impact.
faltskog36abba
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I am surprised that a station the size of Preston has nearly half the passengers that Manchester oxford road has. Whenever I am at Preston station it always seems busy -Even outside the peaks.
Inner London / Manchester / Birmingham stations that you've never heard off can often have higher footfall than [insert inti-city "hub"] because of the dramatic uplift between 0700 - 0930. They'll be dead after 1000, whereas inter-city stations remain steady throughout the day.
WatcherZero
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An interchange station but its a small city, only 140,000 population.
Have you been to Manchester Oxford Road in rush hour?!
faltskog36abba
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I have been at oxford road many times but not at rush hour. It amazes me how many people must be crushed on the platforms in such a small station.
That is literally what happens at the station, yes.
I was astounded by the crowding on Platform 2/3 during one punctual running evening peak late last year. You couldn't even get off the bottom of the stairs.
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Is that including interchange passengers at Darlington though as coming from Middlesbrough it is sometimes quicker to go via Darlington?
There has been concern locally that free concessionary rail travel in Greater Manchester has not been reflected in the station usage figures and this has now been addressed. From next month, pass holders will be paying £10 a year to add rail and Metrolink. This may not suppress rail travel by much and I understand take up of the £10 charge has been good so far. It's difficult to make out a clear trend for Northern stations because of all the factors at play - industrial action, the 2018 timetable meltdown, electrification work, Lime Street extended closure etc.
Several commentators have made much of the impact of ticket gates on revenue. My most recent experience of rail travel in mainland Europe is that their stations are "open". Is that still the case? Are continental rail users just more honest?
Several commentators have made much of the impact of ticket gates on revenue. My most recent experience of rail travel in mainland Europe is that their stations are "open". Is that still the case? Are continental rail users just more honest?
PartyOperator
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Continental systems tend to have many more revenue inspectors (often plainclothes, in teams) and they’ll issue fines on the spot that end up costing more than buying regular tickets.
A lot of ticketless travel in Northern's area also had nothing to do with attempted fare evasion, it just wasn't possible to buy a ticket because the only way to do so was from the guard, who would often not cone through the train.
And it depends *what* passengers they are. E.g. Durham might have a higher proportion of local passengers just to/from Newcastle.
70014IronDuke
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The Ivanhoe Line is, or appears to be, one well performing service I don't think has been mentioned so far. (figures rounded off)
Barrow-on-Soar - up c10,000 to 92,000, c 12.5% growth
Sileby - up roughly 15,000 to 127,600. c 13.4% growth
Syston - up some 19,000 to 225,000, c 9% growth
So we are now talking about a shade under 450,000 entries and exits from three stations that don't even have a Sunday service. Granted, many of those pax will only be commuting into Leicester (and Loughborough?), I suspect, but those look pretty healthy figures to me.
Barrow-on-Soar - up c10,000 to 92,000, c 12.5% growth
Sileby - up roughly 15,000 to 127,600. c 13.4% growth
Syston - up some 19,000 to 225,000, c 9% growth
So we are now talking about a shade under 450,000 entries and exits from three stations that don't even have a Sunday service. Granted, many of those pax will only be commuting into Leicester (and Loughborough?), I suspect, but those look pretty healthy figures to me.
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